Toxic moulds and indoor air quality

Indoor and Built Environment

Volumn 14, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 229-234

  Singh, Jagjit ^a  

^a Environmental Building Solutions Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Building mycology; Health effects; Indoor air quality; Toxic mould

Indexed keywords

BETA 1,3 GLUCAN; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

AIR QUALITY; ALLERGY; AMBIENT AIR; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FUNGUS; FUNGUS SPORE; HOME; HUMAN; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; METABOLITE; MOISTURE; MOULD; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SICK BUILDING SYNDROME; STACHYBOTRYS CHARTARUM;

FUNGI; STACHYBOTRYS CHARTARUM;

EID: 20644472242     PISSN: 1420326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1420326X05054015     Document Type: Conference Paper

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